Albert McIntire

Albert Wills McIntire ( born January 15, 1853 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, † January 31, 1935 ) was an American politician ( Republican) and from 1895 to 1897, the ninth Governor of the State of Colorado.

Early years and political rise

McIntire Newell visited the Institute and then to 1875 Yale University, where he studied law among others. In 1876 he moved to Colorado, where he worked as both a lawyer and a livestock building up.

Between 1883 and 1886 was McIntire judge in Conejos County. In 1888 he became a judge in the Twelfth Judicial District of the State of. On November 6, 1894, he was elected governor of his state. In this election, the first time women were able to exercise their newly acquired right to vote.

Governor of Colorado

Albert McIntire took up his new post on January 8, 1895. During this time, the state-owned mental hospital was expanded. In the government's own Department of Mining Affairs was established. For the expansion of roads more funds were provided and gambling were banned. Another government committee to cooperate with the governments of other states was launched. In connection with some lynchings in Walsenburg, there was a diplomatic imbroglio between the governments of Italy and the United States. A violent strike in Leadville ended the Governor with the help of the National Guard.

At the end of his tenure, McIntire retired from politics and devoted himself to his private affairs, which included his law practice and his livestock. He died in January 1935. McIntire Albert was married twice and had three children.